Census town · Ganjam district
Golabandha
Golabandha is a census town: a place the census counts as urban (5,000+ people, at least three-quarters of male main workers outside farming, 400+ people per km²) but which has no municipal body and is governed as part of a gram panchayat, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 6,232 people in 1,392 households.
- Population (2011)
- 6,232
- Literacy
- 82.1%
- Area
- 5.68 km²
- Sub-district
- Gopalpur
- Census town code
- 412634
People and work in Golabandha
- Population
- 6,232
- 3,776 male · 2,456 female
- Households
- 1,392
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.1%
- men 90.9% · women 68.1%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 650
- below urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 848
- People per km²
- 1,097
- Scheduled Castes
- 416 (6.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 75 (1.2%)
What the 3,298 workers did
- Cultivators93 (2.8%)
- Agricultural labourers85 (2.6%)
- Household industry34 (1.0%)
- Other work2,598 (78.8%)
- Marginal workers488 (14.8%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 5.68 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Raigailunda
- Annual rainfall
- 1,150 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 45°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 145 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 10 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 18 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 18 km
- Roads
- 4 km pucca, 1 km kutcha
- Fire station
- Nearest at Berhampur, 18 km
- Homes with electricity connections
- 925
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Secondary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
Health
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 1
Banks, culture and products
- Main manufactured products
- Mattress, Koveda
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since.
Other towns in Ganjam
- Brahmapur
- Hinjilicut
- Polasara
- Chhatrapur
- Asika
- Bhanjanagar
- Kabisurjyanagar
- Lochapada
- Purusottampur
- Buguda
- Surada
- Kodala
- Digapahandi
- Khalikote
- Rambha
- Ganjam
- Chikiti
- Bellaguntha
- Bhabinipur
- Surala
- Arjyapalli
- Suvani
- Kukudakhandi
- Gopalpur
- Lalsingi
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Gopalpur sub-district · People of Ganjam district
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